Event Details
Date(s) & Time(s)::
October 3, 2012 at 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM
Location: Burchfield Penney Art Center (1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo NY 14222)
Phone: 716-847-1773 ext 10
Email: info@buffalonavalpark.org
Link: http://www.http:/buffalonavalpark.org
Event Description
FREE War of 1812 Speaker Series event. Town of Amherst historian and Bee Newspapers Managing Editor David F. Sherman shares the war stories behind local landmarks. Then Albright-Knox Art Gallery Assistant Curator of Education Jessica DiPalma illustrates how artists have depicted scenes of war as historical record and social commentary. Sponsored by the Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park, this event is made possible by a grant from the Buffalo & Erie County Standing Committee of the Niagara Greenway Commission to the Niagara 1812 Bicentennial Legacy Council for the Park's bicentennial celebration.
